anthippasia

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνθιππασία (anthippasía), from ἀντί (antí) + ἱππεύς (hippeús) + -ιον (-ion), literally “knightly-contest”.

Noun

anthippasia

1. (historical) A traditional cavalry display in Ancient Athens; in particular, a series of contests occurring later in the democratic period as a contest between tribal cavalry units at Athenian festivals such as the Olympieia and Panathenaea.

See also

• Olympieia
• Panathenaea

References

• Xenophon Hipparchikos III.10-13 (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0209%3Atext%3DCav.%3Achapter%3D3)
• http://pom.bbaw.de/ig/IG%20II_III%C2%B3%204,%20252